I doubt that Nahmat consciously planned for things to turn out this way, but I think she did ease the weight of guilt with the rationalization that Fluttershy's friends would help her through whatever grief she stirred up in her heart.

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My Little Pony (c) Hasbro,Friendship is Magic was created by and assistants.

That's right Shining, you can't win even if you are trying to be macho XD.

And I don't blame Army (lol silly nicknames) for looking confused at nintales' praise. Really I can see how overall Shining is just completely confused at the mixed messages of these women and at this point he just wants to eat.

You can read it that way if you want, but I intended for the cracks to be taken as a sign that she's healing. What used to be deep wounds are now just faint scars, and with time, they will fade away altogether.

Ah, but realistically speaking, not all wounds simply vanish. Sometimes they can, but there are some wounds that can merely be EASED into something that is barely noticeable until the right provocation re-opens them. This fits very well with Fluttershy, which is why I assumed those were lingering cracks on her heart.

It's good to see that Nahmat is losing the high-and-mighty attitude, though.